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Today on Oregon On The Record you’ll hear from an expert on our state’s history, the executive director of the Oregon Historical Society. He’ll talk about how history is a living breathing thing and that its more important than ever that we as citizens learn our history and use historical lessons to chart a better future.

Today on Oregon On The Record you’ll meet the people who work with these amazing dogs to both search and apprehend would-be criminals and also search and find those who’ve become lost and in need of help. The Lane County Sherriff’s office both employs officers in K-9 patrol and enlists volunteers for search and rescue missions and you’ll hear how they work with their furry companions to make Lane County safer.

On this edition of Oregon On The Record, a conversation with the Bird Curator at Eugene’s Cascade Raptor Center Kit Lacey about her very unusual job and how she goes about doing it. The falcons, hawks, owls and eagles at the center are not just birds of prey, but truly her friends, and clients and they all work together toward the goal of creating an environment of trust and collaboration.

On this edition of Oregon On The Record, you’ll hear from Alex Baumhardt, reporter for Oregon Capital Chronicler about how she found that insurance premiums are skyrocketing, yet the number of companies willing to write policies is dwindling.We’ll also air a conversation with Bethany Cartledge, the new Executive Director of St. Vincent DePaul Society of Lane County who takes over for the organization’s long-time leader.

On this edition of Oregon on the Record, a conversation with the newly appointed. Dr. Sejal Hathi , the new Director of the Oregon Health Authority. She’s charged with leading this sprawling organization, delivering better overall healthcare outcomes, and navigating the increasing political demands on the department. Additionally, we talk with Nancy Buffum of the Eugene Education foundation.

On this edition of Oregon on the Record, you’ll hear from Eric Gran, a Eugene man who braved hypothermia, avalanches, frost bite and respiratory distress, to stand on the tallest peak in the world - Mt. Everest.

On this edition of Oregon On The Record, listeners hear from Alexander Lavake, the coordinator of Lane County’s Fentanyl awareness program and how they hope to educate the public about the dangers of this drug, promote life-saving overdose prevention and promote a community-wide collaboration.

On this edition of Oregon On The Record, you’ll hear from Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis and City Manager Sarah Medary about the June opening of the new City Hall.

On this edition of Oregon On The Record, you’ll hear from Erik Burke, the Local Director of Friends of Trees and local arborist Gritz Kuhn of Sperry Tree Care about the health of our urban forest trees and what all of can do to help them thrive. They’ll also talk about the incredible benefits we derive from trees including better mental health, better air and higher property values. Trees are a gift that we enjoy today, and should nurture so that our ancestors can enjoy them hundreds of years from now.

On this edition of Oregon On The Record, you’ll hear from Beto Yarce, the new Regional Administrative Director for the Small Business Administration and Scott Bossom of 1st Security Bank about how he and the organization are working to open up loans to everyone. As someone who’s seen credit discrimination first-hand, Yarce, talks about SBA efforts to distribute more and more loans to people who’ve had a traditionally difficult if not impossible job of getting a vital business loan.